Board photo

The Quesnel Community and Economic Development Corporation meets monthly.  At the past meeting on Monday October 24, the board was able to celebrate the Economic Development Association of Canada Marketing Award win.

From left to right: Gary Plamondon, Jim Gorsline, Brian Black, Carol Pitkin, Tony Bensted, April Cheng, Greg Andrews and Bruce Broughton

Missing from the photo: John Massier, Darlene Osborne, and Mary Sjostrom

Health grants

If you have a project you are working on in Quesnel that supports healthy living there is a grant program available for the next few days - deadline is October 17.  QCEDC (Economic Development in Quesnel) would be happy to help you in writing your application or give you some pointers in submitting your application.

Funding amounts vary depending on the type of program/project that you have.  Please contact our office for more information and speak with Erin Dzielak, Grant Writer or April Cheng, Economic Development Officer, 250.992.3522.

Forestry funding in Quesnel

Government of Canada Announces New Funding for the Forest Community of Quesnel, British Columbia

QUESNEL, B.C. — Richard Harris, Member of Parliament for Cariboo– Prince George, on behalf of the Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, today announced investments totalling $7.5 million in two forest companies located in Quesnel, British Columbia. These investments will benefit the regional economy and advance transformation in British Columbia’s forest industry.

“Our Government's top priority remains the economy,” said MP Harris. “We continue to invest in communities and initiatives that will make Canadian forest products even more attractive in the global marketplace. With the economic recovery still fragile, we will continue to take action to protect and create important forest sector jobs across Canada.”

These investments are improving the environmental performance and economic competitiveness of Canada’s forest sector through innovation and new product development. This will expand market opportunities for traditional and novel Canadian wood and pulp and paper products, while helping to sustain 435 jobs in British Columbia.

“By investing in our forest companies, we are helping to protect local jobs,” added MP Harris. “New technologies are helping mills create innovative products and reduce their environmental footprint. These are important steps to ensuring the long-term viability of the forest industry.”

Continued support for broader forest sector transformation was provided in The Next Phase of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, which provides $60 million over one year to renew programs that focus on forest sector innovation and market development including a $25.5-million investment that was recently announced for the Transformative Technologies

Research Program.

Official Press Release 2011 Marketing Awards

2011 Marketing Canada Awards

The Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) is Canada's national organization of economic development professionals, representing all provinces, and territories across Canada with 900+ members.  The Association's mission is to enhance the professional competence of economic development professionals and ensure placement of qualified people in the field of economic development, to advance economic development as a distinct, recognized and self governing profession and to contribute to Canada's well being.

The Association recognizes that marketing a community is an integral part of the economic development profession, therefore provides The Marketing Canada Awards competition as an opportunity to exchange and review promotional literature, media, and other materials produced by municipalities across the country.  This awards program is open to those organizations that undertake to promote and market Canadian provinces, territories, regions, cities, towns and areas with a view to improving the economic well being of Canadians.

Quesnel Community and Economic Development Corporation (QCEDC), during the Economic Developers Association of Canada's 43rd National Conference, was recognized by the awarding of a 1st prize for its blog, http://quesnelinfo.blogspot.com, Digital Media-Interactive Media submission - in the 2011 Marketing Canada Awards.  This year's Awards program attracted one hundred and six submissions from across Canada.

QCEDC wishes to acknowledge the work of staff on this project including April Cheng, Economic Development Officer, Charlene Lawrence, Project Manager, and Erin Dzielak, Grant Writer and Marketing Assistant.  The support of the board and municipal council (City of Quesnel) and regional district (Cariboo Regional District) have made these kinds of marketing campaigns successful and QCEDC looks forward to future successful campaigns that showcase Quesnel and the opportunities that are available in the community and regional area.

Economic Development Association of Canada

We are pleased to announce that the Quesnel Community and Economic Development Corporation received an Economic Development Association of Canada marketing award for best interactive media.

We've been a busy bunch over the past two weeks with travel to the Asia Pacific Expo in Burnaby, and then training and a conference in Peterborough for economic development.  In addition to travel and trade shows we've been busy working on grants and marketing materials for Quesnel.

The upcoming week looks to be just as exciting with more grants due and then participating in BC Hydro's Power Smart Forum as a guest community.